Kyle Ledson News Today

Often resembling a real-life musical snow globe in the California’s high Sierra, the eighth annual WinterWonderGrass-Tahoe, April 5 to 7, brought a hardy bunch of musicians – and resilient attendees – to Palisades Tahoe ski resort, in the midst of the Olympic Village that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Broken Compass Bluegrass will be bringing contemporary bluegrass revival to the Winters Opera House.

Hot Buttered Rum (HBR) kicked off 2024 with a celebration of its silver anniversary at the Sweetwater in Mill Valley on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Yes, the NorCal bluegrass band and left-coast jam festival staple has been around for 25 years – congrats, boys!

Nat Keefe’s Concert Carnival came to town and performed “without a net” at The Independent on Sunday night, December 17, 2023. The venerable San Francisco club was full of talent, musical and otherwise, for the 18th annual fundraiser produced by Keefe (Hot Buttered Rum, BeatMower).

Broken Compass Bluegrass brings their progressive folk music to the historic Nevada Theatre in Nevada City, California on Saturday, November 11 as part of Paul Emery’s Nevada City LIVE! concert

NorCal bluegrass jammers Hot Buttered Rum (HBR) and members of San Francisco’s ALO headlined their annual family-oriented fest in the Mendocino County redwoods last weekend.

After an inaugural sold-out performance early last year, Broken Compass will be returning to Yuba City on Saturday at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts.

Lebo, Steve Poltz, Holly Bowling, Eggy, Guitarmageddon and more will participate in the 2023 High Sierra Music Festival's Artist Playships.

Wild for the Yuba is SYRCL’s party for the river. This year’s Wild for the Yuba also commemorates SYRCL’s 40th Anniversary.

Tahoe must feel like home turf for burgeoning bluegrass player Kyle Ledson, whose roots are from Incline Village and this summer the Chico State student has played mandolin and guitar around various venues around Lake Tahoe with his band Broken Compass Bluegrass. He also had an unforgettable solo appearance at the Crystal Bay Casino, opening for -- and later jamming with -- the Hawaiian ukulele band Kanekoa.